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Norman Rose joins BiP Solutions
Source: BiP,
6 September 2007
BiP Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of
Norman Rose as a Non-Executive Director of the company.
Formerly Director-General of the Business Services Association
(BSA) from 1996 to 2007, Mr Rose brings a wealth of experience
in procurement and business development to BiP Solutions.
The BSA is widely known across the public and private sectors
as a key commentator on a wide range of issues including the
Private Finance Initiative and employment legislation. Under
Mr Rose’s guidance, the organisation, founded in 1993,
grew from modest beginnings to represent 19 of the largest
players in the business services marketplace.
Prior to joining the BSA, Mr Rose gained a wealth of experience
at senior level in a variety of roles with several high-level
organisations, including the Law Society of Scotland and the
Confederation of British Industry. From 1988 to 1992, he served
as Associate International General Counsel and Director of
European Government Affairs at Electronic Data Systems, a
global business and technology services company that defined
the outsourcing business.
As a Non-Executive Director of BiP Solutions, Mr Rose’s
market knowledge and experience will help BiP design and deliver
new products and services tailored to fit future developments
in government procurement strategies.
Mr Rose said: “I am delighted to join the Board
of BiP Solutions Ltd, a company with which I have worked closely
for the past eight years. In particular, I am pleased to be
associated with the team which produces Government Opportunities
(GO) magazine, a journal which has always been at the forefront
of providing advice and information on the modernising agenda.
BiP is pre-eminent in its field and I look forward to learning
more of the wide range of its activities over the coming months.
“I hope that my experience of working in the private
sector will be able to add value to the work and scope of
influence of BiP and that together we shall be able to develop
some ‘blue-sky thinking’ around the future shape
of the public sector services market.”
Glasgow-based BiP Solutions is one of Europe’s leading
providers of public sector procurement solutions, including
contracts information and market intelligence services, e-tendering
and supplier accreditation services, and events management
and publishing services.
The company is an established authority on all aspects of
public procurement, and advises public and private sector
organisations in the UK and Europe on how to achieve best
practice in this complex and often changing environment.
BiP Solutions has used its expertise and experience on behalf
of a range of high-profile clients, including the Department
for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (as supplier
of the national lower-value contracts portal (www.supply2.gov.uk),
the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office. International
clients include the European Defence Agency, the United Arab
Emirates Army and Kenya’s Ministry of Education.
Ron Burges, CEO of BiP Solutions, said: "We are
delighted that Norman is joining the Executive Board of BiP
Solutions. I have known Norman for many years, and know he
will provide considerable added depth to the Board and make
an invaluable contribution to the company's growth strategy.”
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